Detailed Lesson Plan in Health 6

I. Objective: At the end of the lesson the students are expected to:
A. Differentiate Over-the-Counter from Prescription Medicine;
B. Give examples of over-the-counter and prescription medicines;
C. Appreciate the importance of proper taking of medicines

II. Subject Matter:

Topic: Differentiating Over-the-Counter from Prescription Medicines
Reference: MELC 6, PE and Health for Fun (book pages 198-203)
Materials: Laptop (Power Point Presentation), Flashcards and
charts
Value Integration: Importance of Proper Taking of Medicines

III. Learning Procedure

Teachers’ Activity Pupils’ Activity

A. Preliminary Activities

1. Prayers
Everybody stand up.

In the name of the father, and of the son, and of In the name of the father, and of the son, and of
the holy spirit… the holy spirit..
Amen!
Amen!

2. Greetings
Good morning, Mr. Maravilla!
Good morning class!
Good morning classmates!

Okay! You may take your seat.

Thank you !

3. Checking of Attendance

Before we start, let me check your attendance. Good morning Sir, Good morning classmates in
Group 1 no one is absent
(Each group will report their attendance)
4.Energizer
(Let the pupils sing the song “Germ, Germs Go If you sneeze, cover your nose, cover
Away!”) your nose, cover your nose.
If you sneeze, cover your nose so you
don’t spread germs.
Germs, germs go away.
If I’m sick, I cannot play!
Don’t forget to wash your hands, wash
your hands, wash your hands.
 Don’t forget to wash your hands, so you
don’t spread germs.
Germs, germs go away.
If I’m sick, I cannot play!

5.Drill
Ask the pupils to read the following words. (Pupils will read the words)

1. False
2. True
6.Review
3. True
Write True if the statement is true and False if 4. True
the statement is false. 5. True
___1. Sorting your garbage is not a good thing to
do.
___2. Canal is usually inhabited by mosquitoes.
___3. Littering everywhere is the cause of the
blockage of drains.
___4. Garbage causes water pollution.
___5. Plastic bottles can be recycled.

Again, what is our lesson yesterday? Our topic yesterday is about “The Impact of Poor
Environmental Sanitation”.
It is about the effect of poor environmental
sanitation in our community and health.

What do you think will happen if we will not follow

the proper sanitation in our environment? Sir, our place will get dirty.

What can we get if our environment is poor or

dirty? We might get some diseases sir!

What kind of disease?

Sir Dengue!
Fever!
(Answers may vary.)
How can we treat this kind of disease?
Consult the doctor.
Take proper medicine.
Okay Very good! (Answers may vary.)

B. Developmental Activities

1. Motivation
 Guess the hidden words.

+d+ Medicine

+crip+ Prescription

+n
Over-the-Counter

+the+
+r Medicines

2. Presentation
(The teacher will show some pictures of
medicines)
Study the picture. What do you see?
(A pupil will pick over-the-counter medicine)
I have here 2 types of medicine in my kit. The
first one was I bought from the drugstore with the
doctor’s advised or prescription and the other one I (A pupil will pick prescription medicine)
bought without a prescription.
Asks:
Class , which medicine can be bought without the
doctors prescription?

Which medicine can only be bought with doctors

prescription?

Okay that’s right! Thank you.

3. Discussion

(The teacher will use power point presentation in

his discussion)

Medicine is defined as a compound or

preparation used for the prevention or treatment
of disease. Most medicines are taken orally,
others are applied on skin, inhaled, taken
intravenously (injected).

Over-the-counter (OTC) Medicine

Over the counter medicine is also known as
nonprescription (can be bought without a
prescription or “doctor’s order”) medicine.

It is ordered and bought over the counter of

drugstore or pharmacies. OTC medicine is used
to treat or prevent common communicable
disease and symptoms experienced during an
illness.

COMMON OTC medicines include:

1. Analgesics- help to treat mild body pain but is
not an anti-inflammatory. Example of an
analgesic is “paracetamol” and “mefenamic acid”.
-wound
-toothache
Ex: Mefenamic Acid

2. Antidiarrheal-helps treat loose bowel

movement or LBM, a loose, watery, and
frequent defecation. There are (2) two types
pf antidiarrheal medicines- (1) one the
solidifies the stool and (2) one that relieves
stomach pain.
Ex. Loperamide (diatabs) is an OTC antidiarrheal.
Ibuprofen-to treat stomach pain.

3. Antipyretic- helps lower body temperature

during a fever. Aspirin and paracetamol (biogesic,
bio flu) are examples of antipyretic medicines.
-fever,cough,cold, body pain, and headache.

4. Antiseptic- helps treat swelling of body parts

due to infection. There are antiseptics that are for
external use only and applied on skin, or taken
orally to cleanse the mouth but are not to be
swallowed. Rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide,
and iodine are some examples.
For skin:
Betadine

Alcohol
 Agua Oxigenada (hydrogen peroxide)

For mouth:
-mouth cleanser

5. Decongestant- helps to relieve nasal and

chest congestion and difficulty in breathing
caused by build-up of phlegm and mucus around
the nasal and bronchial linings.
Decongestant medicines help by decreasing
swelling around the affected area and makes
breathing easy again.

Here some example of prescription medicine

At the top of the prescription is the Name of the

doctor and hospital it also includes the
complete address of the medical institution,
contact numbers, and other information the
institution finds necessary to include.
In that picture we can see the name of the
patient, address,age,sex and date that the
prescription are given.
Under that is the name of the medicine can be
written either in its generic name or in its
commercial name or both. Beside it is the
dosage (100mg), the amount or quantity of
medicine that should be taken in the body for a
given period of time.
Example in the picture: 100mg
On its second part is the frequency is the
number of times the medicine should be taken
following the dosage at a given period of time.
Example in the picture: 2 puffs every 4 hours.

At the bottom is the name and signature of the

physician
Some prescription medicines are antibiotic,
antihypertensive and depressants.
1. Antibiotics-destroys pathogens or harmful
microorganisms that causes diseases.
Patients need a doctor’s instructions before
taking antibiotics, especially those with higher
doses.
Ex: Amoxicillin usually used by a patient with UTI.

2. Antihypertensive- helps control and maintain

blood pressure. High blood pressure, if not
managed well, may damage vital organs,
which can lead to heart attacks and kidneys
problems.

Ex: Losartan used to treat hypertension and

diabetic nephropathy.

3. Depressants-referred to as sedatives or
tranquilizers, are medicines that slow down
the central nervous system, which include the
brain, spinal cord and nerves.

These are given to people who experience

depressions, have mental problems or disorders,
or those about to undergo surgical operations.
Ex: Barbiturates are medications that cause you
to relax or feel drowsy.
Sleeping pills
Both over-the-counter and prescription
medicines are beneficial to one’s health and
well-being when taken properly. When abused
 and misused, they can alter body functions
and processes and produce negative effects
that can put a person’s life at risk.

Note: Both over-the-counter and

prescription medicines are beneficial to
one’s health and well being when taken
properly. When abused and misused, they
can alter body functions and processes
and produce negative effects that can put
someone’s life at risk.

4. Generalization
What are the two types of medicines?
What are the OTC or over-the-counter
medicines?

How about in prescription medicines?

(The teacher will write the response of the pupils
in a graphic organizer.)

Okay Very Good!

What do think may happen if you will not take
your medicine properly?
If I did not take my medicine properly I might get
some allergic reaction,irritation, get high or even
put my life’s at risk.
5. Application
Group Activity:
The class will be divided into three. Each group
will select a leader who will pick an activity card .

Group 1: Vlogging.
Make a live vlog that will educate the viewers on
the difference between OTC and prescription
medicines.

Group 2: Poster Making

Make a poster with a theme “Importance of
proper taking of medicine”

Group 3: Graphic Organizer

 Make a graphic organizer that differentiate the
two types of medicine over-the-counter and
prescription medicine.

Rubrics:

Criteria 3 2 1
Presentation The group The group The group
showed showed good required
excellent presentation improvement
presentation in their
presentation

Accuracy There were There were There were

no errors no minor major errors
errors

Cooperation All members 4–6 All members

took part in members did did not take
the group not take part part in the
activity. in the group group activity.
activity.

Time The group The group The group was

followed the was late by late by 60
given time 30 seconds. seconds.
frame.

4. Fixing Skills
Analgesics Antibiotics
ACTIVITY 1 Antidiarrheal Antihypertensive
Give examples of OTC and prescription Antiseptic Depressant
medicines. Write your answer in a venn Antipyretic
diagram provided. Decongestant

ACTIVITY 2
Differentiate between OTC and
prescription medicines. “Clap and Swag” if
the medicine is Over-the-counter and
“Double claps and a finger heart” if the 1. Clap and Swag (OTC)
medicine is prescription medicine. 2. Clap and Swag(OTC)
3. Double claps and a finger heart
1. Analgesic (Prescription)
2. Decongestant 4. Clap and Swag (OTC)
3. Antibiotics 5. Double claps and a finger heart
4. Antiseptic (Prescription)
6. Clap and Swag (OTC)
5. Depressant 7. Clap and Swag (OTC)
6. Antipyretic 8. Double claps and a finger heart
7. Antidiarrheal (Prescription)
8. Antihypertension

IV. Evaluation
Direction: Complete the chart. Differentiate the OTC and prescription
medicines by writing its descriptions and examples in corresponding
column. Choose your answer inside the box.

Over-the-Counter Medicines Prescription Medicines

Antibiotics Anti-hypertensive Antidepressants Decongestant

Antipyretic Antiseptic Analgesic Analgesic, can be
bought with prescription, can be bought even without prescription.

V. Assignment
Cut out ten (10) pictures of medicines and differentiate by pasting them on
appropriate column.

Over-the-Counter Medicines Prescription Medicines